Is the "Media" still relevant?
This is a question I am having a hard time answering.
More and more it seems we (the audience) aren't getting news, we're getting cycles of sound bites recycled, and recycled and recycled until something new comes along.
Nevermind the fact that we are in two wars, the government of Mexico is getting overrun by drug lords, and there is a huge world of news out there that the American media simply doesn't cover. Correspondents seem perfectly happy twittering at a safe desk in a safe office somewhere and copy-and-pasting from the AP wire.
Case in point: Flight 1549.
Don't get me wrong.
I think it's great that the plane landed safely and no one died and the pilots and crew (and all of the rescuers involved) should have been given some air time.
But a whole week?
Those folks couldn't wipe their heinies without the media discussing it.
Now the latest crush is on Rush.
Soon, it will be Sebelius.
Over it all is bi-partisan "analysis".
Whatever.
I think Americans are talking to each other, online.
And that scares the hell out of the big media corporations (six of whom control 90 % of the global media market--including all magazines, news outlets, movies, music, books, etc.).
You may need to let that sink in for a moment.
Six companies (or seven depending on who you believe) that control 90% of what people all over the world read, listen to, and watch.
In my opinion we're starting to dialogue without the intermediary-media pitting us against each other.
Frankly, I think it's about effing time.
PS; Thanks to those who left test comments. They came through so apparently the html god got over it's tiff with me. Comments are again open. Yay!
